Content Descriptors
- Alcohol Reference
- Mild Suggestive Themes
- Violence
Interactive Elements
No Interactive Elements
GameFly
from 2171 users
GameSpot
Sid Meier's classic adventures on the high seas returns! Trade and hunt for treasure, engage in awesome sea battles, assault port towns, and duel with dastardly enemies in Sid Meier's Pirates. Pick your allegiance to Spain, England, France, or the Netherlands. Then pick your start date to set sail. Become a skilled swashbuckler or masterful navigator as you captain a ship in the Caribbean. As you sail the seas you will command a crew of seafaring heroes. Your name will travel across the waters among privateers and pirates. Rumor of your exploits will even reach back home to Europe where a game of empires depends on your brilliant adventures.
Similar to this Title
Shattered Union
Wings of War
Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
Starsky and Hutch
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Close Combat: First to Fight
X-Men Legends
Demon Stone
Phantasy Star Online
Great Escape
Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition
Metal Dungeon
Conflict: Desert Storm
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Da Vinci Code
Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2
King of Fighters: Neowave
Yager
Galleon: Islands of Mystery
Future Tactics: The Uprising
Gladius
Phantom Dust
The Bard's Tale
Army Men: Major Malfunction
Superman Returns
Media (18)
User Ratings (2171)
User Reviews (52)
8
This Game Is Great!!!!!!!!!
I loved this game, it's a game I would buy, but only if it was 10 bucks, because I would like to have done more with it. I got bored after playing a full life-time in the game, it's quite easy to get the hang of, but even when you think you might have it, there's a little more you can do, for example, when you dance with the governor's daughters, instead of just pushing the button it tells you to push, once. You can spin and twirl and whatever when you push the button to the beat. Sword fighting, also has its special moves, double hits and special dodge moves, interactions with buckets on deck, and cane looking things that you throw, this game has been done very well, sailing, it felt like I was actually there, I liked option of birds eye or the behind the ship view, it was a nice touch. pillaging towns was cool, BUT there was only a select few you could attack, the main ports, you couldn't make one of them your hide out, or make them YOUR towns, they had to be in allegiance to one of the main nationalities, spain, dutch, english, or french, no PIRATE TOWN UNDER YOUR RULE option, which would have been nice. Finding buried treasure, searching ancient ruins for a SHLOAD of gold, finding maps(or peices of them), all of the items you can aquire, and the different levels of each, gaining ranks from the different nations, escort missions, immigrants and peace treaties. Breaking out of jail, sneaking into town, knocking out guards that get in your way. Crew and their morale, or the lack there of, they'll even steal your ships, when its been too long before you've divied up the plunder, trading, HMMM, there is so much to do in this game, if you haven't played this game, you probably should, it's a TERRIFIC game, it even has a multiplayer option for four player ship battling, It would have been cool if you could co-op in the actual game controlling different ships, but I guess that wasn't thought of, all well, PLAY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(member since 2006)
reviewed on 10/18/06
8
Mutiny on boredom
Sid Meier is famous for turn-based strategy, so I wasn't sure what to expect from Pirates. And I can say with utmost certainty, it is not a turn-based strategy game. But that's okay, because it happens to be a great adventure title unlike anything you'll see on a platform. Imagine living the life of a pirate, through the mutiny, the swashbuckling, the sacking of rich towns and the sinking of various trading vessels. Such is the world of Pirates. From the moment you set sail, you have very little to guide you except your sense of adventure. You can duel famous pirates and keep their prize vessels, dance with the governor's daughter and destabilize power in the Caribbean by turning various colonies over to the French, English, Spanish or Dutch. Since you are essentially living in a lifetime, you will eventually succumb to age and be forced to retire. And this is where I felt short-changed. I wanted to do more in a lifetime. But it did give me reason to play through again. There are a lot of reasons to play through multiple times, making it an addictive little sandbox of a game that will keep you engaged for many, many hours.
(member since 2006)
reviewed on 4/20/06
9
Yo-Ho
Great game. I would say especially for the kids, but I don't have any over 9months yet. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it and would let my daughter play if she were old enough to use the controller.<br><br>This is a solid game, and fun. Don't expect it to be something its not though. If you looking for great dialog, and intense sword play that pushes the limits of your console then this is the wrong place to look, but if your looking for loads of good clean swashbuckling fun, then you have come to the right place. It is a very basic game, very similar to the original Pirates made for very old PCs. Of course it has been tweaked a little, but mainly they just brought back the classic.<br><br>have fun...
(member since 2007)
reviewed on 6/23/07
9
Love It!
I rented this game at blockbuster a couple of years ago and I love it! When you begin your game you pick your Name, Class, Etc. Then your off to sail the ocean. You can work with diffrent countries, or destroy them. You can pillage cities and take them over, or you can just take there gold. You can work with Indians and other Pirates. When you play this game you will fight other famous pirates such as Black Beard and Captain Kid. This game isnt just not worth renting, its worth buying.<br><br>Even this game is good, there are a couple of flaws. Like you cant customize your pirates appearance. When you are taking over a city, the gameplay is simuliar to a board game. After a while this game gets kinda of repetitive.<br><br>This game is worth renting, trust me!<br>
(member since 2007)
reviewed on 9/18/08
10
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
I love this game! Problem is there is no XBOX 360 Version and that kills me! Maybe a sequel?
(member since 2006)
reviewed on 11/23/07
10
AVAST, MATES!!!!
As with the original Pirates! This game just "rules"!<br><br>Game play is great, and content is outstanding!<br>For a pirate...this game is IT!!!<br><br>Historically, and fantasy wise, this game should be at the TOP of any RPGer's list!<br><br>Deserves MORE than a 10...but one must settle with limitations, lol.<br><br>~Rocco~
(member since 2004)
reviewed on 11/8/07
10
sid meier's pirates
It has lots of adventures and good details.The first time I played it I sucked like one captain against 240 Dutch.The second time I played it I went though them like poo though a goose. Patton said that, not me. I got a ship with 32 cannons the only upgrade i haven't got is the bronze cannon.Anyone who is going up against me is going belly up.
(member since 2005)
reviewed on 10/19/07
9
Fun for all ages and never ending fun
When I first got this game I thought this is going to be another one that i'll beat in bout 3 hours then send it back and I was incredibly wrong. This game has good graphics for its console and game type. It has a good storyline and great play. Even when you think you mastered the controls surprises come from all corners. There's so much to do, you can dance with the governors daughters, have bar fights, search for buried treasure or even find lost ruins for gold beyond your wildest dreams. Choose from 4 sea faring nations: The French, the Dutch, the English, and the Spanish. Each has it's own pros and cons which makes it fun to play over. The main storyline is to find the dirt bag who captured your family and put him down while becoming the greatest pirate the world has seen and finding your long lost family. Here's the part I DON'T LIKE, every time you hear that someone knows something of your family members it's the same guy you have to chase every single time besides that the fact that you can hunt down real life pirates for their ships is great but be careful your crew can mutiny and steal your boats and supplies. Got thing is if it get's too easy you can divide your plunder, arrrgh!, and change the difficulty settings from over 5 difficulty types what you can't change is the time you start in but thats great there are multiple historic dates each with its own different stories and diffculties. However it would have been nice if the creators would have gotten some historic facts straight for example, Blackbeard's boat was the Queen Anne's Revenge in game Henry Morgan has that boat but it's ignorable.This game is great for all ages because the controls are simple and the quests are easy to understand not to mention you'll want to start over once your done once to see what you can do as the other factions/time periods. This game is MUST buy though some places sell this game expensive it can be found cheap at walmart and gamestop.
(member since 2007)
reviewed on 7/6/07
10
Amazing!
I remember when i first played this game! i fell in love with it! i love everything about it! One of the best games ever for the xbox!
(member since 2009)
reviewed on 10/10/10
10
Sid Meter games are aways this good
This is one of the greatest Sid Meters game I had seen with so much to do few games have made me excited just thinking of it the greatness lies in the diversity of all the things you can do you live a honest life, or be a full out of plundering pirate..You can focuse on the main missions, or go off and do your life,conquer nations or fall in love and many other things.This is probably the best live your life game for a original xbox.
(member since 2010)
reviewed on 1/19/10
Game Details
Specs & Requirements
Customers Frequently Rented
Jade Empire
Star Wars Battlefront II
Madden NFL 06
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Halo 2
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Kingdom Hearts II
Mass Effect
GUN
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
God of War
Overlord
Call of Duty 3
Forza Motorsport XBOX
Gears of War
Fallout 3
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Fable
Crackdown
Dead Rising
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
NCAA Football 06
LEGO Star Wars
Darkwatch